Season 9 of the supernatural series begins with the fallout from heaven's angels descending to earth. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) suddenly find themselves living in a world that is now inhabited by thousands of powerful, angelic beings, some of whom want them dead. The brothers then embark on a journey to reopen the gates of heaven. Meanwhile, Castiel (Misha Collins) struggles to survive without his powers and embarks on living as a human; Crowley (Mark Sheppard), the King of Hell, is kidnapped by Dean in order to find demons on earth; and Abaddon (Alaina Huffman), the Knight of Hell, reappears with plans to take over hell once and for all.
It's the last Chance for one of TV's most delightfully dysfunctional families as the sitcom comes to an end with its fourth season. Highlights include Virginia (Martha Plimpton) learning the identity of her father; Burt (Garret Dillahunt) running for mayor of Natesville so his wife can have the honor of plugging in the town's Christmas tree; Sabrina (Shannon Woodward) deciding to officially adopt Hope (Baylie and Rylie Cregut); Jimmy (Lucas Neff) trying to prove that he's still attractive to women even without his daughter in tow; another visit from Virginia's hated cousin Delilah (Amy Sedaris); Maw Maw (Cloris Leachman) dating an old stoner (Tommy Chong); and an opportunity for Howdy's to host the International Grocery Games. Guest stars include Jeffrey Tambor, Shirley Jones, Diedrich Bader and Judith Light, and Kenny Loggins appears in the series finale.